“Bad day for pirates” video upsets some
A video uploaded on Liveleaks.com and said to be taped in the Indian ocean 120 miles off Somalia, shows what the site calls Somali pirates having a “very bad day.” A report
Delivered in 2011, National Security Cutter has holes, rust
Delivered to the Coast Guard by Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in September 2011, the third National Security Cutter, Stratton, has holes in the hull that will require
Donjon Marine refloats former Staten Island car ferry
Donjon Marine has successfully refloat the 277-foot ex-Staten Island, N.Y. car ferry Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. The former ferry sank in the Hudson River while in layup in Newburg, N.Y., and Donjon
GL Noble Denton makes Marine Casualty Investigation appointment
John Walker has been appointed as head of GL Noble Denton’s Marine Casualty Investigation practice for the Americas region. Based in the New York office, Mr. Walker leads a team of marine
Dakota Creek AGOR newbuilds to have Siemens diesel electric systems
Siemens Industry, Inc. (NYSE: SI) reports that it has been awarded a contract to supply the two U.S. Navy Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels to be built at shipbuilder Dakota Creek
Bangladesh shipbuilder launches ferry for Danish owner
File this under “how things change.” Once upon a time Bangladesh imported ferries from Denmark. Now Chittagong shipbuilder Western Marine Shipyard Ltd. has launched a 50 m RO/RO ferry for Denmark’s Hundested-Rørvig
GEA Westfalia Separator appoints authorized distributor for Gulf Coast
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC, Houma, La., has signed an authorized distributor agreement with GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc. (GEA Westfalia Separator Division) covering the U.S. Gulf Coast region. Effective immediately, Separator
Sembcorp Marine’s PPL Shipyard books order for Pacific Class 400 jack-up
Perisai (L) Inc., a subsidiary of Malaysia’s Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd, has awarded Sembcorp Marine’s PPL Shipyard subsidiary a US$208 million contract to construct a Pacific Class 400 jack-up drilling rig for
Navios Acquisition turns in loss, declares dividend
Angeliki Frangou led tanker operator Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: NNA) reported a net loss for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 of $0.8 million compared to a loss of
New superstructure design couples anti-piracy features with energy savings
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding has developed the Aero-Citadel, a newly designed superstructure that couples energy efficiency with anti-piracy measures. Imabari’s Aero-Citadel superstructure has a slim, streamlined shape that combines the ship’s accommodations, engine